A01974:600
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
6. It maketh many, if at least they can get passage, to fly their country; and so voluntarily to banish themselves. Abraham and Isaac, by reason of famine, went to countries where they supposed themselves to be in great danger for their wives (Gen. 12. 10, 12. and 26. 1, 7.) A famine caused Jacob with all that belonged to him, to go down into Egypt. (Gen. 46. 6.) and Elimelech with his family to go to Moab (Ruth. 1. 1.) and the Shunemite with her household to go to the Philistines, (2 King. 8. 2.)
6. It maketh many, if at least they can get passage, to fly their country; and so voluntarily to banish themselves. Abraham and Isaak, by reason of famine, went to countries where they supposed themselves to be in great danger for their wives (Gen. 12. 10, 12. and 26. 1, 7.) A famine caused Iaakob with all that belonged to him, to go downe into Egypt. (Gen. 46. 6.) and Elimelech with his family to go to Moab (Ruth. 1. 1.) and the Shunemite with her houshold to go to the Philistines, (2 King. 8. 2.)
7. When people know not whither to go, or can not go from the place where they are (as in a city besieged) it bringeth men to feed on the coursest things that they can get. As on horse bread, on all manner of roots, on acorns, on horses and asses, on mice, rats, and all kind of vermin, on doves dung, on leather, and any other thing that can be chewed, and swallowed. Yea it bringeth such gross things to high prices,